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2004
2004-09 - 0080.PDF
Directory: world airlines 1 xEmbraerEMB-110P1 Bandeirante Main base Port Vila Bauerfield (VLI) Destinations (international scheduled) Auckland, Brisbane, Honiara, Nadi, Noumea, Sydney 2642 Airport Drive, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 89032, USA Tel +1 702 736 3599 Fax +1 702 361 8967 Sita LASPB6V Email airvegas@airvegas.com Website www.airvegas.com Services Charter, regional, domestic, passenger Date established 1971 Date operations started 1971 Description Operates daily sightseeing flights from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon. Employees total 200 Flightcrew 45 Executives Chief Executive James Petty President James Cruson Maintenance Director Steve Bushey Operations Director James Hamelmann Personnel Director Melony Sharou VP Sales Gail Stewart Fleet 10 x Raytheon Beech B99 Main base Las Vegas Henderson Executive (HSH), Las Vegas McCarran International (LAS) Executives Chairman and President Chief Financial Officer VP Operations Engineering Director Personnel Director Fleet 2 x Antonov An-12 2 x Antonov An-26 Saif Omer Alia Omer A Frag B Tarig Insaf Rhiem Description Operates international charter passenger services from Pristina to Dusseldorf, using aircraft from the parent JAT's fleet. Employees total 10 Main base Belgrade (BEG) 54 GM Dimitrov Blvd, Sofia, 1125, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 971 2869 Fax +359 2 973 3454 Sita SOFTOVL Services Charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Bulgarian investors Date established 13 June 1990 Description Holiday airline operating charter services to Bulgaria, and from Bulgaria to resort areas in western Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Also provides subcharters and leas ing services. History Founded by a group of Bulgarian investors. Executives Managing Director Michail Donsky Fleet 6 x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Varna International (VAR), Sofia International (SOF) AIR WALES [6G] (AWW) Red Dragon House, Swansea Airport, Fairwood Common, Swansea, Wales, SA2 7JU, UK Tel +44 1792 200250 Fax +44 1792 207095 Sita SWSAWXH Email enquires@airwales.co.uk Website www.airwales.co.uk Services Scheduled, regional, domestic, passenger Date established January 1997 Date operations started January 2000 Description Provides scheduled regional services from Cardiff and Swansea in south Wales, and from Plymouth in Devon, to the Irish Republic. Employees total 180 Executives Chairman Roy Thomas Managing Director David Marshall Operations Manager Keith Chatten Customer Services/Marketing Manager Mike Felicetti Chief Pilot Gerard Patterson Fleet 4 xATR 42-300 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newcastle, Plymouth, Swansea Destinations (international scheduled) Amsterdam, Brussels, Cork, Dublin PO Box 10217, Khartoum, 2, Sudan Tel +249 11 45 1703 Fax +249 11 49 2428 Services Charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Capt Saif M S Omer (90%), HousamSaif (10%) Date established April 1992 Date operations started October 1992 Description Provides domestic passenger services and interna tional cargo charters. Employees total 41 Engineering staff 8 Flightcrew 10 Cabin crew 4 AIR WISCONSIN [ZW] (AWI) West 6390 Challenger Drive, Suite 203, Appleton, Wisconsin, 54914, USA Tel +1 920 739 5123 (General) Fax +1 920 749 4158 Website www.airwis.com Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Six individuals (100%) Alliances AirTran Airways, United Airlines Date established 1965 Date operations started 23 August 1965 Description Operates regional services under the United Express banner, feeding United Airlines' Denver, Chicago, Washington Dulles and Los Angeles hubs, and as AirTran Jet Connect feeding AirTran Airways at its Atlanta hub. History Began operations with flights between Appleton and Chicago O'Hare. In 1985, Air Wisconsin merged with regional carrier Mississippi Valley Airlines and the enlarged airline contin ued to operate under the name Air Wisconsin. In 1990, Air Wisconsin acquired Denver-based Aspen Airways, and was itself bought by United Airlines a year later. United Airlines then sold Air Wisconsin to CJT Holdings in 1993. In February 1998, Air Wisconsin acquired the assets of Mountain Air Express, allowing it to expand its operation in the West. Air Wisconsin later signed a marketing agreement with AirTran Airways to feed its Atlanta hub as AirTran Jet Connect. Employees total 3,125 Executives Chairman, President and Chief Executive Geoffrey Crowley Executive VP Administration and General Counsel William Jordan Executive VP Operations Patrick Thompson SVP Customer Service Doug Horn VP Chief Accounting and Info Officer Rose Lussier VP Employee and Labour Relations Lisa Conover VP Financial Planning and Analysis Stan Petersen-Gauthier Managing Director Customer Service Vincent Portaro Managing Director Flight Operations Scott Orozco Managing Director Maintenance Daniel Boggs Fleet 12 xBAe 146-200 5xBAe 146-300 6 x Bombardier CRJ200ER 61 x Bombardier CRJ200LR Orders 3 x Bombardier CRJ200LR Main base Outagamie County Regional (ATW), Atlanta Hartsfield International (ATL), Denver International (DEN), Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) Hubs Los Angeles International (LAX), Atlanta Hartsfield International (ATL), Chicago O'Hare International (ORD), Denver International (DEN), Washington Dulles International (IAD) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Akron/Canton, Albany NY, Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, Appleton, Aspen, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Bloomington-Normal, Bozeman, Cedar Rapids, Charleston WV, Chicago, Cincinnati, Colorado Springs, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids Ml, Green Bay, Greensboro/High Point, Indianapolis, Jacksonville FL, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Lansing, Lincoln, Los Angeles, Louisville, Madison, Manchester, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St Paul, Missoula, Moline, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, Pensacola, Peoria, Raleigh/Durham, Rapid City, Richmond, Rochester NY, Saginaw, Savannah, Sioux Falls, South Bend, Springfield IL, Springfield MO, St Louis, Steamboat Springs, Syracuse, Tallahassee, Tampa, Traverse City, Vail, Washington, Wausau, Wichita Destinations (international scheduled) Edmonton, Winnipeg Bui Umetnosti 16, Belgrade. 11000, Serbia and Montenegro Tel +381 11 311 2223 Sita BEGJRJU Services Charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders JAT Airways (100%) Date established 1969 PO Box AP1, Harare Airport, Harare, Zimbabwe Tel +263 4 575 111 Fax +263 4 575 068 Sita HREZZUM Email airzimbabwe@airzimbabwe.com Website www.airzim.co.zw/ Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Zimbabwe (100%) Alliances Aero Zambia, Air Botswana, Air Malawi, Airkenya Date established 1 September 1967 Date operations started 1967 Description The national airline of Zimbabwe, operating ser vices in southern Africa and to Europe. History Known as Air Rhodesia until 1978 when it was changed to Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia. In April 1980 the airline assumed its present name. Air Zimbabwe began services on 2 April 1980 to London Gatwick. Executives Chairman Livingstone Gwata Managing Director Rambai Chingwena Senior Manager Communications David Mwenga Acting General Manager Engineering Phineas Ndlovu Acting General Manager Finance Tendai Mujur Acting General Manager Marketing Steven Nhuta Fleet 3 x Boeing 737-200 Advanced 2 x Boeing 767-200ER Main base Harare International (HRE) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Bulawayo, Harare, Victoria Falls Destinations (international scheduled) Brussels, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lilongwe, London, Lusaka, Mauritius, Nairobi, Paris Lot No N1, Level 4 Main Terminal Building, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang, Selangor, 64000, Malaysia Tel +60 3 202 7999 Sita KULKDAK Email mailbox@airasia.com Website www.airasia.com/ Services Scheduled, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Tune Air Holding Company (73.41%), Islamic Development Bank (10%), Crescent Venture Partners (9%), Deucalion Capital II (7%), Mofaz Air (0.59%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Thai Airasia (49%) Date established 1993 Date operations started 18 November 1996 Description Asia's first low-fare airline operating an extensive domestic network, together with flights to and centred on Bangkok and to Singapore. History Established in Malaysia as a national airline to provide a complementary regional airline service alongside other carriers. It was acquired by a local music personality and was to be renamed Tune during September 2001, but it retained the AirAsia name, and was transformed into a low-cost carrier. Singapoe-based arm was launched in 2004 in partneship with local investors. Employees total 948 Executives Chairman YB Dato' Pahamin bin Ab Rajab Chief Executive Tony Fernandes Fleet 14 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Kuala Lumpur International (KUL) Hubs Kuala Lumpur International (KUL), Johor Bahru Sultan Ismail International (JHB), Bangkok International (BKK) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Alor Star, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu, Kuching, Labuan, Langkawi, Miri, Penang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tawau Destinations (international scheduled) Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen, Phiket, Singapore Pakistan Website www.airblue.com.pk/ Services Scheduled, domestic, passenger Date established 2003 Description Stary-up airline planning to operate domestic ser vices from spring 2004 linking Pakistan's major cities, including Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Sukkur. 78 16 22 MARCH 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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